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WILD BULLS PICTURED BY A CRETAN GOLDSMITH AROUND Two GOLDEN CUPS These cups, made of gold, were found at Vaphio, not very far from Sparta, whither they were imported from Crete. The goldsmith beat out these marvelous designs with a hammer and punch over a mold, and then cut in finer details with a graving tool. His work must be ranked among the greatest works of art produced by any people